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I Don't Wanna Go
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Aug 5, 2026 updated
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Chris Renzema's song "I Don't Wanna Go" is a heartfelt worship track about following God's leading and surrendering to His will. The lyrics draw on biblical figures like David, Moses, Peter, and Jesus in the garden to illustrate the tension between human plans and God's ways. The song expresses a desire to stay close to God and not move ahead without His guidance, emphasizing trust and dependence. It conveys a message of surrender and commitment, acknowledging that God's love remains constant even when His plans are unclear. The song encourages listeners to follow wherever God leads, trusting that He will make a way.
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Like David and the temple
I wanna bring You praise
But like David and his temple plans
Your ways are not my ways
You don't need me to build a temple to know that You love me still, oh
Like Israel on the shore
All I see is crashing waves
But like Israel on the shore
It's through the wild You make a way
I will go where You go, I will stay where You stay, oh
'Cause I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
Like Moses in the desert
I wanna see the land
But like Moses in the desert
I can't fully see Your plan
Still Your love doesn't stop, when I see the land from a mountaintop, oh
Like Peter on the hill
I wanna make this my place
But like Peter on the hill
Before Your transfigured face
I will go where You go, I will stay where You stay, oh-yeah
'Cause I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
If You're not going before me, yeah
If You're not going before me, I won't go
I won't go
Anywhere You are, I wanna be there
It's written on my heart, You're all I've ever needed
Anywhere You go, I wanna be there
It's written on my soul, You're all I've ever needed
Anywhere You are, I wanna be there
It's written on my heart, You're all I've ever needed
Anywhere You go, I wanna be there
It's written on my soul, You're all I've ever needed
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
I don't wanna go if You're not going before me
If You're not going before me
I won't go, I won't go, no
Oh, if You're not, if You're not going
I won't go
Like Jesus in the garden
Won't You take this cup from me?
But like Jesus in the garden
You don't call where You won't lead
I wanna love like You love, wanna bleed like You bleed, oh